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ReviewFrontiers in aging neuroscience2026

Epigenetics in Alzheimer's disease: from molecular mechanisms to emerging novel biomarkers.

Elisabetta D'Aversa, Miriana Grisafi, Salvatore Pernagallo, Francesca Salvatori, Ajay V Singh, Alessia Nucciarone, Veronica Tisato, Donato Gemmati

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Review in Frontiers in aging neuroscience, 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors.

Elisabetta D'AversaDepartment of Translational Medicine, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.
Miriana GrisafiDepartment of Translational Medicine, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.
Salvatore PernagalloDepartment of Environmental Sciences and Prevention, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.
Francesca SalvatoriDepartment of Translational Medicine, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.
Ajay V SinghDepartment of Chemical and Product Safety, German Federal Institute for Risk Assessment (BfR), Berlin, Germany.
Alessia NucciaroneDepartment of Translational Medicine, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.
Veronica TisatoDepartment of Translational Medicine, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.
Donato GemmatiDepartment of Translational Medicine, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is an age-related progressive neurodegenerative disorder that represents the leading cause of dementia worldwide, affecting over 50 million people. This global burden is expected to rise dramatically over the coming decades because of global population aging, representing a public health concern. Despite significant advances in understanding AD pathophysiology, early diagnosis remains challenging, emphasizing the urgent need for novel, reliable diagnostic and predictive biomarkers capable of identifying individuals at risk of progression during the preclinical stages of the disease. Growing evidence indicates that epigenetics constitutes a dynamic interface through which aging and environmental exposures influence gene expression and cellular homeostasis, thereby contributing to AD susceptibility and progression. The present review summarizes current knowledge on the epigenetic landscape of AD, from canonical epigenetic mechanisms, including aberrant DNA methylation, histone modifications, and non-coding RNAs (ncRNAs), to the emerging role of mitoepigenetics and RNA methylation in disease-associated molecular mechanisms. Finally, we discuss the potential of epigenetic alterations as promising innovative biomarkers of AD, providing insights into novel avenues for diagnostic and therapeutic intervention.

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Alzheimer’s diseasebiomarkersepigeneticshistone marksmethylationmitoepigeneticsnon-coding RNAs

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PMID42899003
PMCPMC13678525

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